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Jun 14th, 2008, 17:54
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Changing tourist visa to a student visa
hi-hi,
am new to this site. wanted to get some clarification on a posting done by Darwish regarding changing tourist visa to a student visa. how do i go about this? thanks! |
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Jun 14th, 2008, 21:09
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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Hello and welcome.
Not going to be very helpful, I'm afraid: I think Darwish was setting up in business, not as a student. From memory, he got a business visa in his home country. It is officially impossible to convert a tourist visa to any other kind; the only instance in which I know they will do it is if you marry a resident Indian Citizen. You would attempt it by visiting your local FRRO, with your papers showing that you have been accepted as a student by a government-recognised institution. (addresses and useful information here) but I'd expect them to tell you to go home and apply in your own country. You can but ask; it doesn't do any harm to try!
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Jun 15th, 2008, 02:53
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Hi Elaine,
Think it's not possible to convert a tourist visa into some other visa when you have no lines related to Indian relatives. Trying at home is the best at this stage. Good luck and never give up |
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Jun 15th, 2008, 11:40
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Deja vu, I just came off another thread on this topic..
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Jun 15th, 2008, 22:23
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